The Dirty Dozen
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The Dirty Dozen

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

7.6 / 10 1967 2h 29mNR English
ActionAdventureWar

Storyline

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

Cast & Crew

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Maj. John Reisman

Lead
Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislaw

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Robert Jefferson

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Victor Franko

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowren

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Major Max Armbruster

Trini López

Trini López

Pedro Jiminez

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Aldrich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Dirty Dozen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker